Defender Experience

Defender Experience

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Jeffmaniac

Original Poster:

525 posts

206 months

Monday 8th June 2009
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Can anyone recommend a Land Rover Defender experience type day in SE England?

Must be a Defender specific day.

Thanks in advance.

The Wookie

14,040 posts

235 months

Tuesday 9th June 2009
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I've done a Brands Hatch day which had (and I believe still has) Defenders.

Was a fun introduction to off-roading, but I'd imagine it'd be a bit tame for anyone with prior experience

BIG DUNC

1,918 posts

230 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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Get in touch with Land Rover Experience.
They will tell you where your local "experience" centres are, and which ones currently have defenders. ( they change vehicals frequently ).
As said, it will be a good intro to off roading, but very tame if you have done it before.
It will be a very good way of getting to know a defender, and much more informative than taking one from a dealer for a test drive. (Since you specified a defender, I guess thats what you want out of the day).

Jeffmaniac

Original Poster:

525 posts

206 months

Friday 12th June 2009
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You're a mind reader Big Dunc.

Possibly about to get a company car so was thinking about having some cheap off road fun... not a brand new Defender but a well looked after version.

Edited by Jeffmaniac on Friday 12th June 10:31

Ranger 6

7,185 posts

256 months

Friday 12th June 2009
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Have done the LR 'experience' in a D3 and Freelander 2 - as has been said if you're used to off-roading it will feel tame. I found it very interesting due the the terrain response stuff that they now fit. As you're after a Defender one that wouldn't be covered.

Go to your local dealer and make buying noises - that's how I was invited.

cpas

1,661 posts

247 months

Friday 17th July 2009
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It may be a bit far from you, but Protrax (Market Harborough or Rockingham) do 1 to 1 experience days for about £200 and they take you to a disused quarry for the day. A great start into Defenders and off-roading. And you get a full day!!!

normalbloke

7,713 posts

226 months

Friday 17th July 2009
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In my experience,all defenders are pretty poo!

leginigel

428 posts

191 months

Tuesday 21st July 2009
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Dont be silly.The best 4x4xfar

normalbloke

7,713 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st July 2009
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leginigel said:
Dont be silly.The best 4x4xfar
Just pick up any Landrover mag and tell me what percentage of it is dedicated to problem solving/fixing factory installed cock ups and joke quality control.Oh, and not to mention diffs made from sour milk....

leginigel

428 posts

191 months

Wednesday 22nd July 2009
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normalbloke said:
leginigel said:
Dont be silly.The best 4x4xfar
Just pick up any Landrover mag and tell me what percentage of it is dedicated to problem solving/fixing factory installed cock ups and joke quality control.Oh, and not to mention diffs made from sour milk....
As it happens your right,not sure about the diffs and sour milk,but after 10 years of offroading I have seen the best both here and Europe there only 2 4x4s that get near the land rover,ones loads of money the other from the land of the riseing sun hope you got one of them or you will be just a NORMALBLOKE

normalbloke

7,713 posts

226 months

Thursday 23rd July 2009
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leginigel said:
normalbloke said:
leginigel said:
Dont be silly.The best 4x4xfar
Just pick up any Landrover mag and tell me what percentage of it is dedicated to problem solving/fixing factory installed cock ups and joke quality control.Oh, and not to mention diffs made from sour milk....
As it happens your right,not sure about the diffs and sour milk,but after 10 years of offroading I have seen the best both here and Europe there only 2 4x4s that get near the land rover,ones loads of money the other from the land of the riseing sun hope you got one of them or you will be just a NORMALBLOKE
Don't get me wrong, we have a large group who offroad just for a giggle,we have Jap stuff,Landrover and G-wagons.I have to give the LR boys a hard time as I also own a CJ7,and given Landrover originally copied the post war Jeep for their design!However it's all light hearted.
I was also thinking of having a graphic made saying" Better than the best 4x4x far!" and pop it onto the back of my Unimog.

leginigel

428 posts

191 months

Saturday 25th July 2009
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I have been luckly to have driven a few Unimogs so know a little bit about them,offroad whey must be the best if it was not for there size most lanes or offroad courses are landrover size they are just to big also is there top speed now my 90 is not what you can fast but the Uni is even slower.I use my 90 for work which is a small recovery busines again the Unimog is to large to get in carparks etc and to slow to cover my area,for all that I love them.The one 4x4 I have never had a would like is the G wagon which gives a 90 a very good run for it's money,I follow a "G" on last years Trophee Cevenol it was a unmodified but coped well on a very hard course.Please could you put up some pictures on here,would nice to see Uni in action.Heres mine.

leginigel

428 posts

191 months

Saturday 25th July 2009
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sorry about that

ssobey

1 posts

183 months

Sunday 23rd August 2009
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Hi. Ive had a series 3 land rover 75 model. with a range rover 3.5 litre emgine which has seased to run. B4 it stopped it started making a loud ticking noise and lost majority of power to engine. underneath hood had lots of oil on it. did not overheat really ,, drove through a massive puddle off road ..few minutes later strange ticking noises start.

Any help would be greatfuly accepted

Steve AUSTRALIA

Shayne109

1,073 posts

186 months

Sunday 4th October 2009
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ssobey said:
Hi. Ive had a series 3 land rover 75 model. with a range rover 3.5 litre emgine which has seased to run. B4 it stopped it started making a loud ticking noise and lost majority of power to engine. underneath hood had lots of oil on it. did not overheat really ,, drove through a massive puddle off road ..few minutes later strange ticking noises start.

Any help would be greatfuly accepted

Steve AUSTRALIA
sounds like you sucked in some water and hydrolocked the engine.
it you're really lucky you have just blown one or both head gaskets
if not you may have anything from cracked heads to a smashed crank.

Shayne109

1,073 posts

186 months

Sunday 4th October 2009
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normalbloke said:
leginigel said:
normalbloke said:
leginigel said:
Dont be silly.The best 4x4xfar
Just pick up any Landrover mag and tell me what percentage of it is dedicated to problem solving/fixing factory installed cock ups and joke quality control.Oh, and not to mention diffs made from sour milk....
As it happens your right,not sure about the diffs and sour milk,but after 10 years of offroading I have seen the best both here and Europe there only 2 4x4s that get near the land rover,ones loads of money the other from the land of the riseing sun hope you got one of them or you will be just a NORMALBLOKE
Don't get me wrong, we have a large group who offroad just for a giggle,we have Jap stuff,Landrover and G-wagons.I have to give the LR boys a hard time as I also own a CJ7,and given Landrover originally copied the post war Jeep for their design!However it's all light hearted.
I was also thinking of having a graphic made saying" Better than the best 4x4x far!" and pop it onto the back of my Unimog.
AH! Heep driver that explanes it...
unmogs fantastic off road however its not a car it's a piece of plant so not comparing like for like.laugh

leginigel

428 posts

191 months

Wednesday 21st October 2009
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Come on put up some pictures of the uni mog,I love em and rarely see them offroad doing what have do best.